Vegetables

Endive Green Curled Ruffec - 56950

Very similar to a fancy lettuce only the thick, frilled, buttery leaves are tender, yet crisp and have a distinctive, if not slightly bitter flavour. Excellent for salads or mesclun blends. The inner leaves blanch to a creamy white. Great texture for warm chicken or feta salads.

Gherkin Eureka F1 Hybrid - 57100

Great for bottling, these dark green spined gherkins are disease resistant. Earlier we thought this variety produced all "female" flowers, however this information is incorrect, sorry for any confusion. Eureka is monoecious, this means it can have female and male flowers on the same plant.

Gourd Bitter Poonam - 57107

An unusual looking fruit with medium “spines" Plant grows like a vine and requires staking. Fruit is Light green in colour and grows up to 20-25cm in length. Bitter Gourd is rich in fibre and low in glycemic index, which means it helps in lowering blood sugar levels!

Kale Red Russian - 57120

Attractive blue-green leaves with reddish veining make Red Russian the perfect foil for any salad. Red Russian is also any chefs dream in a stir-fry, or even steamed with other vegetables. The deeply lobed and ruffled leaves are extremely tender to eat and can be picked once the plant is 30cm tall. Pick the lower, older leaves to ensure the plant continues producing. Leaves should be ready for picking after 7 weeks.

Kohl Rabi Green Duke F1 Hybrid - 57200

The Kohlrabi bulb tastes like a mild, sweet turnip. Like the turnip, both its bulb-like stem and its greens are edible. Kohlrabi is best steamed, but can also be added to soups and stews or stir-fried. Smooth, uniform and round with slender petioles.

Kohl Rabi Purple Vienna - 57210

The flavour of Purple Vienna is best described as a mild sweet cabbage taste, it's purple skin and crisp white flesh make it The Kohlrabi variety. Excellent raw in dips and grated for salads can be cooked and stir fried.

Leek Defiant F1 Hybrid - 57250

Try this new variety of leek for an excellent disease tolerant plant. Defiant has a long shank with dark green upright leaves. Close plantings - 15cm between plants with 50cm between rows - will encourage long shank development. Defiant is a mid-late season maturing variety. Sowing time: July-Sept - Transplanting: Oct-Dec.

Leek Musselburgh - 57300

A great, well established home garden variety that is very popular. Sow spring summer for transplanting summer autumn.

Leek Swiss Zermatt - 57320

A very early maturing leek that is perfect for growing Baby Leeks. Long shanks with erect leaves. Normally sown in summer for autumn-winter harvest, but can also be sown in spring.

Lettuce - Mesclun Mix - 58600

Add a fantastic spicy mix to your salads with this great "Mesclun Mix". Mix includes: Endive, Corn Salad, Rocket, Chicory/Raddichio along with Oakleaf, Curled Green and Curled Red Lettuce.

Lettuce Bug Off - 57450

High quality F1 hybrid breeding of 15 years has finally produced a few aphid resistant (Nasonovia ribisnigri) lettuces. Bug Off! Is one of those varieties. It is a quick growing, tasty iceberg lettuce that is aphid resistant... Who could ask for more?! Medium to large sized, round well filled heads with a fresh green colour. A vigourous grower that is also strong against "tipburn". For spring, summer and autumn cropping. Nasonovia Resistant.

Lettuce Cisco - 58230

Produces medium sized crisphead lettuce with excellent cold tolerance. Harvest spring, autumn and winter. Bright green colour.

Lettuce Cos Little Gem - 58040

A high quality, green, selection of Cos lettuce. Very uniform, compact habit with well filled hearts. Little Gem has bred in Mildew resistance. The smaller sized heads are suited for the smaller family.

Lettuce Cut & Come Again MIX - 57650

This is a mix of both green and red Cut & Come Again Lettuce. Fantastic, economical mix to have continual, fresh salad leaves all summer long. Simply use scissors to trim leaves off the plant as required. Providing you leave 2-3cm of leaf on the plant, ensure there is sufficient water and have good soil; the leaves should resume their growth, ready for your next salad! Best planted as a mass planting so you can cut selected areas at different times.

Lettuce Drunken Woman (Pellets) - 57550

An old Heirloom variety Drunken Woman has ruffled green leaves with bronzed edges. These seeds have been ThermoCure Primed, this process assists germination at temperatures of up to 10C higher than raw seed. The ThermoCure treatment also breaks photodormancy, allowing seed to germinate in both light and dark conditions. Ensure your media is thoroughly wet when first sowing to allow the pellets to fully saturate and breakdown. Currently available in both pelleted and raw seed. Pelleted Seed

Lettuce Drunken Woman (Raw Seed) - 57545

An old Heirloom variety Drunken Woman has ruffled green leaves with bronzed edges. Available in both raw seeds and pelleted seed. Raw Seed

Lettuce Gourmet Salad Blend - 57600

Crisp, tangy, vitamin filled loose leafed lettuces. A very popular blend of 15 fast maturing mixed coloured varieties with balanced leaf shapes. Sow at fortnightly intervals from September to mid-January for a continuous supply.

Lettuce Great Lakes (Pelleted Seed) - 58245

A great favourite that has been tried and true for many years Great Lakes is well established as being a good lettuce for summer and autumn harvesting. Good value for money. These seeds have been ThermoCure Primed, this process assists germination at temperatures of up to 10C higher than raw seed. The ThermoCure treatment also breaks photodormancy, allowing seed to germinate in both light and dark conditions. Ensure your media is thoroughly wet when first sowing to allow the pellets to fully saturate and breakdown. Pelleted Seed

Lettuce Great Lakes (Raw Seed) - 58200

A great favourite that has been tried and true for many years Great Lakes is well established as being a good lettuce for summer and autumn harvesting. Good value for money.

Lettuce Kaiser - 58210

The earliest producing crisp head Lettuce available. Recommended harvest summer and autumn. Bright green colour.

Lettuce Legacy - 58220

Vigorous crisp head even under low temperatures. Best variety for harvest winter and spring. Deep green colour.

Lettuce Red Romaine Cos - 58085

A red version of the favourite green Cos lettuce. Pick leaves individually as needed or harvest as a whole lettuce. Perfect for adding colour to salads.

Lettuce Redfire - 58240

Beautiful light green leaves with dark red frills. Adapts well in warm or cool seasons. Slow to bolt.

Melon - Rock Western Express F1 Hybrid - 58890

Western Express is an excellent choice in NZ because it produces large, round-oval fruit under cool conditions. It has performed well in many areas and matures early. Fruit have deep orange flesh with a very small seed cavity.

Melon - Watermelon Cathay Belle - 58960

Early maturing variety. Deliciously refreshing and sweet with a high sugar content. Watermelon require warm climates. As with all watermelon, water regularly but do not over water. Small fruit that weigh around 3-4kg with crimson flesh.

Melon - Watermelon Crimson Sweet - 58945

Attractive dark and light green-striped, 25x30cm, blocky, oval fruits weigh in at 6.5kg - 10kg range. Delicious, sweet crimson-red flesh. Easy to grow but these larger fruit are best grown in the longer growing seasons found in North Island

Melon - Watermelon Peace (Yellow) F1 - 58965

Another early maturing variety, however Peace is a yellow flesh variety. Lovely crisp texture with sweet flavour, the fruit weigh approximately 3-4kg. Watermelon require warm climates.

Melon - Watermelon Sugar Baby - 58900

Small round, dark skinned fruit, weighing approximately 3-5kg. Sow indoors in spring, ready for transplant. Reap the rewards in the height of summer with a mouth-watering treat of sweet, bright red juicy flesh. Suitable only for warm climate areas

Onion Californian Red F1 Hybrid - 59100

This standard red onion variety has wide adaptability. Crisp and mild, the large flattened bulbs have a deep red skin with white flesh. Bulbs are not good keepers.

Onion F1 Hybrid Red Rambo - 59250

Red Rambo is a quality globe shaped red onion with dark outer scales and an impressive red internal colour. Bulbs are large but like all red onions only have a moderate storage life. We recommend spring as the best sowing time (July to August) - you should be harvesting your crop as early as February! Other sow dates can work and maybe worth a try in your area. Plant spacing has a huge influence on bulb size. For bigger onions space out to 10cm.

Onion Luna White - 59010

Super Luna is a short day white onion variety showing high yields and good uniformity. Super Luna has a brilliant white color and is a very grower friendly variety.

Onion Pukekohe Long Keeper - 59200

Slow bolt, and an excellent keeper, PLK takes 180 days to maturity

Onion Shallot Ambition F1 Hybrid - 59420

Great yield of small round copper-red teardrop shaped shallots. An ideal variety for pickled onions. Also great for salad dressings sauces and soups. Long storage capability. Many French dishes call specifically for the milder tasting shallots rather than the stronger onions. Great to have on hand.

Onion Shallot Conservor F1 Hybrid - 59425

Great yield of small round copper-red teardrop shaped shallots. An ideal variety for pickled onions. Also great for salad dressings sauces and soups. Long storage capability. Many French dishes call specifically for the milder tasting shallots rather than the stronger onions. Great to have on hand.

Onion Spring Bunching - 59300

Standard bunching variety of spring onion. Sow late winter - spring for spring - summer production.

Onion Spring Crimson Forest - 59350

Long blood-red shanks are formed on this interesting spring onion. Great for adding a mild onion flavour and a touch of colour to your salads. Suitable for sowing in spring and summer - sow every 2-3 weeks for a continuous supply.

Onion Spring Galloper F1 Hybrid - 59390

The most vigourous dependable and adaptable variety on the market. Very early maturing deep green leaves. Long shanks.

Onion Spring Long White - 59400

Soft and pungent, produces thin white shanks for bunching.

Onion Yellow Sweet Spanish - 59000

Large, dark yellow, globe-shaped bulbs flesh is creamy-white and mild-flavoured. Sweet Spanish onions will grow quite large and because of their sweet flavour they are particularly good used raw in salads and hamburgers. This onion variety is not a winter keeper

Gourd Bitter Daphne (Balsam Pear) - 57111

This F1 Hybrid, smooth ridged skin variety of bitter gourd can be harvested just 66 days after sowing. Gourds are members of the cucumber, melon and pumpkin family. They like it warm and sheltered from wind.

Gourd Bottle - 57108

Plant grows like a vine and requires staking. It has long, green cylindrical fruit that grow around 30-40cm in length. The flavour is mild; similar to summer squash and cucumber. “Lauki” is made from Bottle Gourd - a light tomato based curry with “Koftas". Bottle Gourd is used frequently in Indian cuisine.

Gourd Luffa Sponge Neeta - 57110

Plant grows like a vine and requires staking. This edible version of Snake Gourd - Casper has fruit that weighs approximately 100-150 grams and has a whitish “ghost” appearance to it. The whole fruit is eaten as a vegetable when young. When mature the soft red tomato like pulp can be used in cooking as a tomato substitute.

Lettuce Tin Tin Cos - 58080

A comeback sensation in lettuces. A popular variety similar to those which have taken supermarkets and restaurants by storm recently. Tin Tin has textured dark green leaves with a fantastic sweet taste. Nasonovia Resistant.

Melon - Rock Hales Best Jumbo - 58850

A very adaptable variety that requires a long warm season to allow fruit to mature.

Melon - Watermelon Charleston Grey - 58940

A delicious early maturing melon developed specifically for home gardens. Flesh is sweet and fine textured with very few seeds. Large, long, grey-green fruits weighing approx 10-13kg and growing to approx 22 x 50cm. Needs a long, warm growing season

Okra Burgundy - 58975

Attractive and edible ! Attractive ornamental plants 1 to 1.5 metres tall. Plants produce high numbers of tender 15-20cm pods. There's a pretty contrast between the plant's green leaves against the burgundy stems, branches, leaf ribs and fruits along with a pretty display of yellow-cream flowers. For optimal texture and flavour, harvest often when the pods are young about 8cm long, usually around 55-70 days.

Okra Emerald Green - 58980

One of those vegetables which people either love or hate. The slender, tapering pods are emerald green and grow between 7cm - 20cm long. They contain small, round white seeds and have a slightly furry exterior with distinctive ridges that run from the stalk to the tip. Pods are best eaten in the early stages (around 7cm). Okra is related to the Hibiscus family and the plant can grow up to 200cm!

Okra Gunjan F1 Hybrid - 58985

A vigourous, erect hybrid. Fruit is dark green, thin, tender and spineless, growing approximately 12-14cm in length. Invaluable for adding depth and interest to soups and casseroles. Plants love the heat and can withstand a dry spell but they still require regular watering (around 2cm of water per week.) Although pods grow up to 14cm, they are commonly picked at around 7-8cm. Cut pods regularly to promote a greater yield.